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Local poll should be held first to avoid political parties’ influence Advisers told

Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari
The government should go ahead with its plan to hold localgovernment elections before the general election so political parties cannot influence local polls, civil society members in Khagrachhan yesterday said.
They staked out their opinions at a view-exchange meeting with Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman, Law Adviser AF Hassan Ariff and Communications Adviser Ghulam Quader. held in the hill district town.
Adviser Hossain Zillur assured the local civil society that localbody elections would be held before parliamentary’ polls.
Khagrachhari Hill District Council Chairman Manindra Lal Tripura said people would welcome the parliamentary’ polls after elections to all tiers of the local government system are held.
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Khagrachhari municipality mayor Joynal Abedin called on the government to hold election to hill district councils and regional councils after the scheduled local-body polls, notingthat there have been no election to hill district councils in last 22 years due to the negligence of politicians.
It's about time chairmen and councillors were elected, hesaid.
Saying the hill district councils and the regional councils have become a den of looters, Khagrachhari Chamber of Commerce and Industry director Sudarshan Dutta said elections to these bodies would pull the plug on corruption in there.
He also called for commissioning the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Commission in order to resolve land disputes.
A host of local issues also popped up at the meeting, ranging from development projects to shortages of doctors to hiking of salaries for headmen.
Regional Council member Nurunnabi called for setting up of judge court and projects to improve communication in the district
President of Bangladesh Tripura Kalyan Sangsad Manindra Kishore Tripura demanded that dismantled army camps be back in order to ensure security in the hill areas.
Brushing aside any doubts about the parliamentary elections, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur said the government would hold the polls as per the opinion of the people.
Saying elections influenced by black money and muscle power are incompatible with modem democracy, Communications Adviser Ghulam Quader noted that the government is holding dialogues with political parties and civil society in order to ensure a credible parliamentary election by December.
I aw Ad viser Ari IT said judge court in the hill districts would be inaugurated soon. On the CHT Land Commission, he said it would be commissioned after poring over a few legal aspects.